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A Trillionth-of-a-Second Shutter Speed Camera Catches Chaos in Action
First, Science Daily reports that physicists from the University of Gothenburg (with colleagues from the U.S. and Germany) have developed an ultrafast laser camera that can create videos at 12.5 billion images per second, “which is at least a thousand times faster than today’s best laser equipment.”
[R]esearchers use a laser camera that photographs the material in [an ultrathin, one-atom-thick] two-dimensional layer…. By observing the sample from the side, it is possible to see what reactions and emissions occur over time and space. Researchers have used single-shot laser sheet compressed ultrafast photography to study the combustion of various hydrocarbons…. This has enabled researchers to illustrate combustion with a time resolution that has never been achieved before. “The more pictures taken, the more precisely we can follow the course of events….” says Yogeshwar Nath Mishra, who was one of the researchers at the University of Gothenburg and who is now presenting the results in a scientific article in the journal Light: Science & Applications…. The new laser camera takes a unique picture with a single laser pulse.
Meanwhile, ScienceAlert reports on a camera with a trillionth-of-a-second shutter speed — that is, 250 million times faster than digital cameras — that’s actually able to photograph atomic activity, including “dynamic disorder.”
Simply put, dynamic disorder is when clusters of atoms move and dance around in a material in specific ways over a certain period — triggered by a vibration or a temperature change, for example. It’s not a phenomenon that we fully understand yet, but it’s crucial to the properties and reactions of materials. The new super-speedy shutter speed system gives us much more insight into what’s happening….
The researchers are referring to their invention as variable shutter atomic pair distribution function, or vsPDF for short…. To achieve its astonishingly quick snap, vsPDF uses neutrons to measure the position of atoms, rather than conventional photography techniques. The way that neutrons hit and pass through a material can be tracked to measure the surrounding atoms, with changes in energy levels the equivalent of shutter speed adjustments.
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Speed camera that catches most drivers in Britain revealed… how does one in your area compare?
THE speed camera that catches the most drivers in Britain has been revealed – check out how your area compares.
The camera, which sits in North West London, has been named alongside the top nine others that snap the most zooming motorists.
The top 10 speed cameras that snap the most motorists have been revealed[/caption]
It is set up on the A40, near Welland Gardens, and busted a whopping 49,000 speeding drivers over a 12 months.
That figure is more than double the number any other camera caught over that period, and far greater than any had caught in previous years.
Other cameras that caught the most speeding drivers were in Bristol, Liverpool, Birmingham, Brighton, and Surrey.
Some sat along busy motorways, like the M4, M5 and M6, and several trunk roads had highly active cameras, too.
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Junction 19 on the M4 also appeared on the busiest list in 2018.
The year prior the it was named the most prolific speed camera in the country, catching out over 40,000 motorists in under three years.
The new data found during the 12-month period, between 2021-2022, 1.74million speeding drivers were caught by cameras.
Confused.com, which obtained the figures through a Freedom of Information request to police, also found UK drivers are paying £45.7m in speeding fines per year.
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Of the 1.74m that were caught only 457,232 drivers were forced to pay a £100 fine and receive three penalty points on their licence.
That’s because 698,115 drivers opted to take speed awareness courses instead, which typically costs around £100 and do not involve penalty points.
Further research by Confused.com showed almost half of drivers admitted to getting a speeding fine in the past.
Nearly a quarter – 24 per cent – of those caught speeding faced a fine, with the average speeding penalty totalling £181.70.
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Nearly a third of those caught claimed they did not realise they were over the speed limit, while over a fifth said they knowingly broke the speed limit because the road was clear.
One in six offenders – 17 per cent – said they were speeding to reach their destination more quickly.
The busiest speed camera sites in 2021-22
A40 between Long Dr and Wellands Gdns E/B
- 49,050 intended prosecutions
- Metropolitan Police
M25 Junction 7-16, Surrey
- 23,134 intended prosecutions
- Surrey Constabulary
M4 Junction 20-19, Bristol
- 18,317 intended prosecutions
- Avon & Somerset Police
A5460 Narborough Road, Leicester, Jnc with Fullhurst Avenue
- 16,634 intended prosecutions
- Leicestershire Constabulary
M6 Junction 1-4 (Northbound and Southbound)
- 15,410 intended prosecutions
- Warwickshire Police
Garston Way/Dock Road, Liverpool
- 15,295 intended prosecutions
- Merseyside Police
M5 Junction 4a-6, Birmingham
- 15,062 intended prosecutions
- West Mercia Police
A282 Dartford Tunnel Approach Road
- 14,423 intended prosecutions
- Kent Police
Lewes Road, Brighton, Jnc with Coldean Lane
- 14,172 intended prosecutions
- Sussex Police
M6 Junction 7 & 8 N/B, Birmingham
- 12,762 intended prosecutions
- West Midlands Police
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ULEZ expansion catches out drivers with nearly £100million worth of charges in less than a year
THE expansion of London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone has seen drivers cough up almost £100 million in less than 12 months.
And this figure doesn’t even include the money collected from the fines people are slapped with when they fail to pay their Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) charge.
The extension of London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone has seen nearly £100m collected in just eight months[/caption]
Last year the city’s ULEZ was extended to cover a much larger area.
And new figures, analysed by RAC, show between November and June a whopping £93.6 million has been collected by Transport for London (TfL) from drivers of non-compliant vehicles.
Vehicles being driven in the ULEZ must conform to either Euro 6 diesel standards or Euro 4 petrol standards, and majority of those that don’t must pay £12.50 a day.
About three-in-10 – or 28.5 per cent – of non-compliant vehicles do not pay a charge.
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Prior to the expansion, an average of 329,527 journeys were made in the original ULEZ every month by non-compliant vehicles.
This saw revenues of just under £19 million.
But the extension has seen number of journeys rise to 1.9 million.
And while the income from fines isn’t counted in that eight-month period, it is estimated about 1.6 million have been handed out to those who failed to pay their ULEZ charge.
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This is compared to the 253,357 that were handed out in the eight months prior to the boundary changes.
Given the £160 fine amount – or £80 for early payment – the RAC estimates the potential income from the fines is between £130.9 million and £261.9 million.
This is again compared to between £20.3 million to £40.5 million in the eight months in the original central London boundaries.
Nicholas Lyes of the RAC said: “The expansion of the Ultra-Low Emission Zone in 2021 meant a far larger geographical area was covered by the mayor’s strict vehicle emissions standards.
“For many, this meant a very stark choice: either replace their vehicle with a compliant model or face paying the £12.50 daily charge.
“Failing to pay the charge wasn’t an option either as it would result in a hefty penalty charge notice.”
Mr Lyse said the expansion has resulted in a “much-increased revenue stream” for TfL, adding: “Notwithstanding the costs associated with introducing the larger ULEZ.
“Londoners living outside the current ULEZ will now be worrying about the prospect of further expansion, mooted to be at the end of August 2023.
“While we accept that action is needed to reduce toxic emissions from vehicles, the cost-of-living crisis is hurting drivers in the pocket and there is a risk that further enlarging the zone will be hugely costly for those with older vehicles who can least afford to change them for something newer.
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“As it is, RAC research suggests drivers are holding on to their vehicles for longer, so there is a real risk that more people with non-compliant vehicles will be forced to pay a charge they can ill afford to.
“We would encourage the mayor to take a pragmatic approach and redouble his efforts to support lower-income families and businesses with non-compliant vehicles with a targeted scrappage scheme ahead of any expansion plans.”
System Shock catches yet another delay, but might finally have a release window
There’s no specific date just yet, and it doesn’t seem to be coming out this year any more, but the System Shock remake might finally be out next year.
This spot comes courtesy of deals wizard and news poster Wario64, who noticed that the Steam page for the System Shock remake appears to have been updated to say March 2023 (thanks, Eurogamer). An official announcement regarding a release date hasn’t been confirmed as of yet, but up until this point the game was expected to release sometime this year. Though considering how much of the year is left, a push to next year isn’t all that surprising.
Being developed by Nightdive Studios, the System Shock remake was born as a Kickstarter project way back in 2016, with an initial expected release date of 2017. That obviously never happened, with the game receiving numerous delays over the years, bringing us to now where it’s more of a ‘it’ll come out when it comes out’ situation.